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M.B. V. Tidball

Filing date
2017-07-03
Case type
Class Action
Location
Missouri
Case jurisdiction
U.S. District Courts
Court
Western District Court of Missouri Central Divison

Every day, the approximately 13,000 children in the foster care custody of the state of Missouri are exposed to an unreasonable risk of serious physical and psychological harm because the state fails to maintain an adequate oversight system to ensure that psychotropic drugs are administered safely and only when necessary. This class action lawsuit, on behalf of children who are in or will be in the foster care custody of the state of Missouri, seeks to abate the substantial, ongoing, and common risks of harm resulting from these longstanding failures of the State Department of Social Services and its Children’s Division.

Case Files

Files Filed by Date of Filing
Order Granting Final Settlement

Title of Filing

Order Granting Final Approval Of Class Action Settlement
Court
Complaint

Title of Filing

First Amended Complaint For Injunctive And Declaratory Relief And Request For Class Action
Plaintiffs
Class Certification

Title of Filing

Order
Court

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